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TIL that broccoli is ‘man-made’ through the breeding of different cabbage crops.

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epe8J TIL that US "Gold Star" next-of-kin are eligible for lifetime free access to all National Park Service parks
gMGmA TIL Jerry Seinfeld had a small recurring role in the sitcom 'Benson' playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy w/ comedy routines no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences. He was not told, showed up for a read-through, finding no script for him.
nW64o TIL: To prevent mix-ups in crematories, corpses are assigned a number and metal ID tag which stays with the body from start to finish. The tag assures families and regulators that they are receiving the ashes of their loved one and not someone else.
ZpgVQ TIL while filming The Prisoner of Azkaban, Alan Rickman and Alfonso Cuarón played a practical joke on Daniel Radcliffe. They placed a fart machine in his sleeping bag, positioned him next to a girl he was interested in, and set the farts off during a take that had taken a long time to get.
GANJ5 TIL Lord Byron's character Don Juan is properly pronounced "don jew-one"